What is the difference between an enhanced sentence and a reduced sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cota, F073303 (Cal. App. 2018):
The parties accurately observe that a sentence cannot be enhanced both for a prior conviction and for a prison term imposed for the same conviction. (People v. Jones
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